https://i0.wp.com/www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cad2013111513135600307.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=16671000Brett Waltonhttps://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Circle-of-Blue-Water-Speaks-600x139.pngBrett Walton2015-01-02 09:08:592016-03-14 11:52:052015 Water Preview, Part II: National – States React to New Era of Water Scarcity

The drought that set upon the United States this year has tightened a three-state tug-of-war over fresh water, affecting marine life and a valuable fishing economy downstream in the Deep South's Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, the most biodiverse river system in North America.

Reporter Codi Yeager visits the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, where a severe drought is putting pressure on vital freshwater supplies for farms, cities, industries, and ecosystems in three Southeast states.